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Listening Project Announcements December 2021

December 07, 2021

The Listening Project is a people-centered process to guide our local transition away from the fossil fuel industry. Our goal is to listen to and understand the concerns and needs of Richmond communities that have historically suffered the most from generations of fossil fuel...

Arts & Culture: Activist Co-Chair Edits & Publishes a Book

December 06, 2021

Dancing with the Divine: A Flow of Grace by Carla De Sola, ed. by Diana Wear, and designed by David W. McCauley, Jr. (Self-published, 2021), 182 pp.; www.omegakairosbooks.com. “Dance is revolutionary movement. It has the power to connect us to worlds beyond our own....

RPA Calendar December 2021

December 06, 2021

Filling the Need

November 11, 2021

The COVID-19 moratorium on evictions of renters is phasing out. As a result, we are likely to see a big increase in homelessness here in Richmond which has a large vulnerable population. There is, however, an important program where the State of California is distributing...

HelloFresh Workers' Union Drive Pushes On

November 11, 2021

Workers are just weeks away from their unionization vote and we want to show them how much our community has their back. There will be a HelloFresh Worker Solidarity Pep Rally & Art Build on November 11 to cheer on workers coming on &...

RPA Holiday Party 2021

November 11, 2021

RPA is having a Holiday Party on Sat. Dec. 4 from 3:00-6:00pm at Bridge Storage and Art Space.

Listening Project Announcements November 2021

November 08, 2021

Acts of Political Courage Should Never Go Unrecognized

November 08, 2021

Green Mountains from Momoyogusa, Kamisaka Sekka (1909) On October 19th, the Richmond City Council voted 4 to 3 instructing the City Attorney to file a brief in the federal appeals court case in support of Point Molate Alliance and other community groups who...

Want to Write for the Activist?

November 08, 2021

Red and White Plum Blossoms with Poem Slip, Ryuryukyo Shinsai (c. 1810) The Activist wants to hear from you. And we all know that progressives have plenty to say. Help us get the word out on issues most important to you and the Richmond community.

Arts and Culture Highlight- Luis Cubas

November 03, 2021

Luis Cubas is a Richmond-based photographer. His journey to photography started when he was a student at Richmond High School. He took a photography class and had the good fortune of having a dark room to develop film and prints. Initially Luis didn't give it much thought,...